726Consent required for certain prosecutions

726 Consent required for certain prosecutions (1) A proceeding for an offence against any of the following provisions must not be started without the consent of the Attorney-General or the director of public prosecutions: (a) section 702 (Aggravated perjury); (b) section 703 (Perjury); (c) section 707 (Corruption in relation to legal proceedings); (d) section 708 (Deceiving witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror); (e) section 709 (Threatening etc witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror); (f) section 716 (Compounding of offence); (g) section 717 (Accessory after the fact). (2) However, a person may be arrested for, charged with, or remanded in custody or granted bail for, an offence mentioned in subsection (1) before the consent has been given.